The Salado Creek Fire began on January 31st and continued into the morning hours of February 1st. The fire burned 250 acres in rural south-central Jim Wells County.
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The Salado Creek Fire began on January 31st and continued into the morning hours of February 1st. The fire burned 250 acres in rural south-central Jim Wells County. (N 27 28.167, W 98 06.138) Several oil and gas pumps were threatened and saved. The Texas Forest Service and Premont Fire Department responded.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Corpus Christi, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 31, 11:34 PM CST, 26 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
1134 PM CST THU JAN 31 2008
.AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH THE PERIOD. N/NW WINDS
LESS THAN 10 KTS VEER S/SE 10-20 KTS BETWEEN 16Z-18Z.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
CORPUS CHRISTI 29 64 50 74 61 / 0 0 0 10 10
VICTORIA 28 64 42 73 60 / 0 0 0 10 20
LAREDO 32 71 47 78 59 / 0 0 0 10 10
ALICE 28 67 46 77 60 / 0 0 0 10 10
ROCKPORT 34 61 53 72 62 / 0 0 0 10 20
COTULLA 24 68 43 77 55 / 0 0 0 10 10
KINGSVILLE 29 67 49 77 61 / 0 0 0 10 10
NAVY CORPUS 39 60 55 73 63 / 0 0 0 10 10
&&
.CRP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...FREEZE WARNING UNTIL 8 AM CST FRIDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
ARANSAS...BEE...CALHOUN...DUVAL...GOLIAD...JIM WELLS...
KLEBERG...LA SALLE...LIVE OAK...MCMULLEN...NUECES...
REFUGIO...SAN PATRICIO...VICTORIA...WEBB.
GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: WATERS BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS 20 TO 60 NM...
WATERS PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL 20 TO 60 NM.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 1 AM CST FRIDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: COASTAL WATERS BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS OUT 20
NM...COASTAL WATERS PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL
OUT 20 NM.
&&
BB/85...AVIATIONHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 1039 PM CST THU JAN 31 2008 GMZ230-235-250-255-270-275-TXZ229>234-239>247-011130- BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS- BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO PORT OCONNOR- COASTAL WATERS BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM- WATERS BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL 20 TO 60 NM- LA SALLE-MCMULLEN-LIVE OAK-BEE-GOLIAD-VICTORIA-WEBB-DUVAL- JIM WELLS-KLEBERG-NUECES-SAN PATRICIO-ARANSAS-REFUGIO-CALHOUN- 1039 PM CST THU JAN 31 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH TEXAS AND THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT A FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT BETWEEN 2AM AND 8AM FRIDAY MORNING...WEST OF A LINE 15 MILES INLAND FROM THE COASTLINE WHERE TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE MID AND UPPER 20S. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. TE/BB
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.
The Salado Creek Fire burned 250 acres in rural south-central Jim Wells County. (N 27 28.167, W 98 06.138) Several oil and gas pumps were threatened and saved. The Texas Forest Service and Premont Fire Department responded. The fire was contained early on the morning of February 1st.
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